The Brain That Changes Itself: Personal Triumphs from the Frontiers of Brain Science
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (830 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001ANZW0O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 508 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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He divides his time between Toronto and New York. Norman Doidge, M.D., is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and researcher on the faculty at the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry and the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in New York, as well as an author, essayist, and poet. . He is a f
All rights reserved. Scientists have taught a woman with damaged inner ears, who for five years had had "a sense of perpetual falling," to regain her sense of balance with a sensor on her tongue, and a stroke victim to recover the ability to walk although 97% of the nerves from the cerebral cortex to the spine were destroyed. 19)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. (Mar. From Publishers Weekly For years the doctrine of neuroscientists has been that the brain is a machine: break a part and you lose that function permanently. But Doidge writes interestingly and engagingly about some of the least understood marvels of the brain. But more and more evidence is turning up to show that the brain can rewire itself, even in the face of catastrophic trauma: essentially, the functions of the brain can be strengthened just like a weak muscle. He is, perhaps, overenthusiastic about the possibilities,
This book could have been written about me. I was born with Cerebral Palsy in 19This book could have been written about me. Lot I was born with Cerebral Palsy in 1949. In those days, Neurology was not a medicine. I saw my first neurologist when I was 27 due to seizures. I then had my first ever EEG. At my follow up appointment, this doctor questioned my occupation as a violinist. He said it was impossible for me to p. 9. In those days, Neurology was not a medicine. I saw my first neurologist when I was 27 due to seizures. I then had my first ever EEG. At my follow up appointment, this doctor questioned my occupation as a violinist. He said it was impossible for me to p. Wonderfully written. The stories about real people and their struggles and triumphs makes this a must read. Danielle Quimby Currey We have all heard the phrases: “mind over matter” and “I think therefore I am.” Many of us are also aware of the debate surrounding the mind-body connection or disconnection. The separation of mind/body is evident in our medical system where you see certain specialist. "Best book I own!!" according to IslandOwl. Everyone who has a brain should read this book!! It is life changing! This book will empower. It will make you think about what you are doing with your brain and what kind of information, experiences, and conversations you are putting into it. We are what we think!For people who have suffere
In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they’ve transformed. Introducing principles we can all use as well as a riveting collection of case histories—stroke patients cured, a woman with half a brain that rewired itself to work as a whole, learning and emotional disorders overcome, IQs raised, and aging brains rejuvenated—The Brain That Changes Itself has “implications for all human beings, not to mention human culture, human learning and human history” (The New York Times).“Readers will want